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Freedom Penguin’s “Off The Record” | Teaser Video
Coming this week….stay tuned for the first episode. If you have trouble playing the video (likely because of your region and the music used in the teaser), just use this…
Ubuntu Bluetooth Headphones Fix
After extensive testing and research, I have put together a complete work-around for playing high-quality audio through Bluetooth headphones using the Blueman Bluetooth application. I haven’t bothered testing this with…
Ubuntu Wireless Internet Drop Off Fix
I’ll admit it. My ancient netbook and my wife’s 2010-era Macbook Pro don’t have any problem reconnecting to wifi after resuming from suspend on Ubuntu MATE 16.04. Sadly, however, I…
No DNS with Ubuntu and Android Hotspot Solution
So on occasion, I rely on my wife’s Macbook Pro as I lack a laptop. Before you judge, understand that it’s dual-booting OS X and Ubuntu MATE 16.04. For obvious…
NVIDIA Linux Video Game Tearing Fix
Today’s quick tip should help you to deal with a common NVIDIA video issue that plagues many of us. Some things to consider before going forward include: 1) You’re using…
Software to Record Linux Tutorials
Today Dan writes: Matt I have long wavered between Linux Mint/Ubuntu/Windows. With the onslaught of privacy invasion from Windows 10. The decision has been made to run desktops from Linux…
Nitrogen on the MATE Desktop
Today Kai writes: Hi there, Maybe you can help me. I’m running Linux mint mate 18 and very new user. I downloaded nitrogen to change wallpapers on dual screens. Every…
Ubuntu Server Security Updates Only
Today’s quick tip is actually a lesser-known way of keeping up your security updates, but doing so without the very buggy unattended-upgrades package for Ubuntu server. Here’s a lesser known…
Parental Controls for Linux Unleashed
For years, one of the overlooked areas for the Linux desktop was access to “effective” parental controls. Back in 2003, I remember the now defunct Linspire (then known as Lindows)…